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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03585 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1787 |
| Title | Constitution. Printed Dunlap & Claypoole edition inscribed to Jonathan Williams |
| Date | 17 September 1787 |
| Author | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Fragment lacking last two pages. Variant early ("official") printing of the Constitution by Dunlap & Claypoole, inscribed by Franklin (as President of Pennsylvania) to his nephew Jonathan Williams, Esquire. (Not his grand-nephew, Jonathan Williams, Jr., who accompanied Franklin to Europe.) This is a variant edition of the official editions; compare to Evans 20818 (official, GLC 259) and 20819 (newspaper). Sotheby's 1988 sale lot #31 describes this variant edition, which is based on the type-setting of Evans 20819, but with the newspaper masthead removed. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Law US Constitution US Constitutional Convention American Statesmen |
| People | Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |